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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 11, 1985
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Several all-time records were set in 1984, as the following statistics il
lustrate (figures are rounded off):
• Worldwide PLAIN TRUTH circulation reached 7.5 million in December.
• GOOD NEWS circulation passed 400,000 in the United States.
• 6.1 million booklets, books and reprint articles were requested world
wide.
• 1.7 million new names were added to U.S. files, and 2.3 million were
added to The PLAIN TRUTH subscription list around the world.
• U.S. Bible correspondence course enrollments reached 250,000.
• U.S. TV stations increased to 264, with 414 worldwide.
• The Mail Processing Center at Headquarters received 4.9 million let
ters and cards.
• The number of calls in response to "The WORLD TOMORROW" TV program was
552,000. Total calls, including those in response to radio and other
media, were 791,000.
• The number of baptized members passed 56,000 in the U.S. and 21,000
internationally, for a total of 77,000 worldwide.
• Festival attendance around the world reached 126,000 for the first
time.
These were all-time records, but a number of other high marks occurred as
well. The prospective member count in the United States reached 4,338, the
highest in nine years. U.S. donors passed the 95,000 mark, a six-year high.
Co-workers in the U.S. numbered more than 55,000 by the end of 1984, the
largest count since 1971.
1985 Starts With Record-breaking Weekend!
WATS calls for the first weekend of 1985 reached an all-time high. "The
United States and Britain in Prophecy" aired, resulting in 15,836 calls.
This total is 71% above the 1984 average, and about 1,900 calls higher than
the previous record. The former record was set October 20-21, 1984 when
"Revelation: Catastrophic Event" brought in 13,940 calls.
Saturday Night Cable Station Response Continues to Climb
The WATS response from our newly acquired cable station, LIFE, which began
airing the telecast on Saturday nights in mid-December, has steadily in
creased. This past weekend we answered 850 calls from LIFE, placing it
among the top three stations.
Following are the responses from this
station for the past four weeks:
Airing Date
December 15, 1984
December 22, 1984
December 29, 1984
January
5, 1985
Number of Calls
214
428
523
850
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center